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29 Percentile At 32 Weeks

2 posts on this thread and the last post was on July 9th, 2009 9:36 AM
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Kimburgler - July 3rd, 2009 6:29 PM
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Hey there! So Im just a few days short of 33 weeks. Through this pregnancy I have had 4 ultrasounds to date. My second ultrasound the docs told me my daughter was 2 weeks behind in growth. After the third one they said she was only one week behind. Today the results of my fourth ultrasound they told me she is in the 29 percentile. Of course I dont what this means...still a week behind or 2 or what. I understand that 50 percentile is perfectly average and that obviously shes small, but Im worried about how small. My first daughter only weighed 5lbs 16oz at birth so yes she was small but I only had 2 ultrasounds during that pregnancy so Im unsure as to why there is more concern for all the ultrasounds this time around. The doc did say she was a good length and good heartbeat etc but the weight and growth is a lil behind. Im unsure as to how worried I should be. My first daughter is now just over 2 years old and has always been above the 50 percentile in length and under in weight but has always been really healthy. Ahh the stress of being a pregnant woman!


wunder75 - July 5th, 2009 9:07 PM

Hey Kimburgler. It seems to me that, based on your other daughter being less than 6lb at birth, you just have small babies. There's not much you can do at this point, except listen to your doctors and just ask lots of questions. But it doesn't seem like much to stress over if she's alright for length and her heart sounds good.


CgGirl - July 9th, 2009 9:36 AM

Hi Kim, had a baby in lower percentiles as well, and as long as your baby's above the 5th percentile, there is nothing to worry about. To make a statistic (like the percentile) you need to have babies above and under an average. That's all!